Devastating Alcaraz premiere on a Nadal Court that will explode

Carlos Alcaraz is ready to hunt for a second Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godó. The champion, 19 years old and world number 2, started by sweeping a Rafael Nadal Court to the explosion of approximately 8,000 passionate tennis fans as well as a new local and world sensation.

He did not compete for fifteen days, but still managed to debut against the Portuguese at will Nuno Borges26 years old and nº 79, who suffered Murcian authority, winner by 6-3 and 6-1 in one hour and three minutes of the first confrontation between the two.

The marker is not stronger because it is not placed directly Carlos Alcaraz. He tried things, made some mistakes typical of the rhythm he would get in matches, but he also showed his right hand speeding up the ball, his characteristic drop shots.

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It has seen a lot Alcaraz for he did his uniform for the first time wearing a Hawaiian-cut shirt, a bright yellow stained with black frills drawn on.

Alcaraz: on Thursday, round of 16 with Bautista or Zapata

He asked to play on Tuesday, he will rest this Wednesday, when he will have another chance to polish the elements with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. He knows very well that he will need to raise the level in the round of 16 on Thursday, against the man from Castellón Roberto Bautista or the Valencian Barnabas Zapata.

Alcaraz added his nineteenth victory of the season in twenty-one appointments. The champion on the soil of Buenos Aires, finalist in Rio, won the hard court crown in Indian Wells and ‘semis’ in Miami.

Other than the hamstring injury in his right leg, which left him without first Australia and later without Acapulco, everything was normal. Alcaraz has achieved a status that leaves rivals such as Borgesas much a top-80 and former American NCAA star as he is.

He opened his service turn with a double fault, but that didn’t stop him from establishing a 4-0 run for 4-1. Due to an oversight, he experienced the ‘break’ (5-3). He closed out the set remaining 6-3 in 34 minutes.

Whenever Alcaraz wants. In a flash 3-0 in the second set, it was made clear to his opponent that there was no more room for him. It is a great sensation to return to the tennis player activity of El Palmar. Removed from Monte Carlo, he returned to clay with enough tennis to confirm his status as top seed. The bases are fixed, worked.

Sixth consecutive victory in RCTB-1899. In a vocation to continue adding.

“Playing here at home is different. It’s not just another 500 tournament, this is very beautiful and special for me. I’m lucky that everywhere I go I have a lot of people cheering me on, but here the feeling is different. And friends came me, my relatives,” said Alcaraz in court.

“I’ve been training for a few days with great players. Starting Tuesday and having a day off is good for me. It’s very important to start this game like I did, with good sensations, in my first tour game.”

Alcaraz and his outrageous shirt: “I love it”

asked him Alex Corretja over his bold t-shirt. “They sent it to me and I love it,” said a smiling Alcaraz.

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